Bedraggled Spotted Eagle Owl sums up conditions on this trip
Our desire this time was for Rose to witness the Zebra migration and for me to have a better chance of seeing Cheetah, hopefully in action. We therefore had to go in the rainy season and we were just unlucky that this year has been the wettest in living memory. Nevertheless we had a great time and saw what we went for. Indeed we had some memorable sightings that we have never previously encountered on our safaris.
Despite the long transfers, both Central Kalahari and Nxai Pan with their wide-open spaces were new and exciting experiences for us. The Zebra migration, though less than in most years, was impressive. They were everywhere. Watching the female Cheetah use our vehicle as cover before launching her pursuit of a Springbok and the speed at which she accelerated, will live with me always.
The more traditional bush of Moremi and Khwai certainly gave us more variety and was just as exciting. The Leopard sightings were superb, something we had hoped for, but previous experience had left us expecting to be disappointed. We weren’t, far from it and probably up there with the best encounters we have had in the past.
Mobile camping is certainly a good way to do these trips, as it can be tailored to your own requirements. It’s possible to do it slightly cheaper by electing to go on a participation basis, but we prefer to go fully serviced so that we can spend the maximum time game driving. The other benefits we have over the lodges are a dedicated vehicle and not having to adhere to their set timetable. If we want to spend two hours or more on a sighting we can do so and don’t have to consider what others in the vehicle may want.
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